Daniel Catenacci, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, is an adult GI medical oncologist, and Director of the gastrointestinal oncology program at the University of Chicago. He serves as the Assistant Director of Translational Research in the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Catenacci is an active basic and clinical researcher, focusing on the treatment of gastroesophageal (esophagus, gastroesophageal junction, and stomach) cancers. His bench-to-bedside translational research has an overarching goal to validate and improve personalized diagnostics, treatment, immunotherapy, and precision medicine for gastroesophageal cancer and other GI cancers. A major focus of his research is on the quantification of tumor genetic molecular heterogeneity both between individuals with gastroesophageal cancer, but importantly also within a given individual within one tumor site, and from one tumor site to another, and how this impacts personalized targeted therapeutic approaches. Additionally, Dr. Catenacci designs and executes novel clinical trials to implement treatment strategies based on these laboratory and clinical discoveries. Dr. Catenacci serves as
Associate Editor for the Journal of American Medical Association Network Open (JAMA Netw Open) and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology (J Clin Oncol PO), Cancer, and Cancers.